Timeline for Who invented rhythmic value names based on fractions of a measure of 4/4 music?
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| Sep 12, 2023 at 7:16 | comment | added | Stefan | Thank you for these insights. I tried to clarify the question(s). I like the historical terms more, because they do not seem to relate to an absolute scale. If I introduce a term like "quarter note" instead of "crotchet" the question arising for me is "quarter of what"? Surely not the quarter of a tact.. because in 3/4 it is a third of it. => Does not make any sense. Why not shift the notation and call a "crotchet" a whole? Introducing a "new" notation using "quarters" instead of "crotchets" seems to be more confusing then helpful to me. Why did they not stay with the "more logic" convention? | |
| Jan 3, 2021 at 11:43 | history | edited | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 2, 2021 at 22:49 | comment | added | PiedPiper | While your answer is of course correct, I think you've misunderstood the question. OP never implies that 'semibreve' is of German origin, and they're not asking where that term comes from. | |
| Jan 2, 2021 at 22:16 | history | answered | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |